Showing posts with label American history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American history. Show all posts

Saturday, October 19, 2013

American Literature in Magazines 1790s-1950s

I found this very interesting! It is on Scribd so it has a lot of ads. If you can get through the junk you will find some useful information! Kateri

American Literature in Magazines 1790's - 1950's by Steven Lomazow M.D.


Sunday, October 6, 2013

Another Wrong Number! History of the Telephone

Telephone History


You wanted to know about the telephone you say?  Look no father!

Telephone History is a multi-page history.  It is rather boring -- that is -- very technical.  I was just looking to find information about the Candlestick Phone.

But, don't let me dissuade you!  This is a definite research from first development to today.

Look to the left of the site to find links to the entire history.

Hope you enjoy!
Kateri


About the Authors

Thomas Farely
Tom has produced privateline.com since 1995. He is now a freelance technology writer who contributes regularly to the site.

His knowledge of telecommunications has served, most notably, the American Heritage Invention and Technology Magazine and The History Channel.
His interview on Alexander Graham Bell will air on the History Channel the end of 2006.
 
Ken Schmidt
Ken is a licensed attorney who has worked in the tower industry for seven years. He has managed the development of broadcast towers nationwide and developed and built cell towers.

He has been quoted in newspapers and magazines on issues regarding cell towers and has spoke at industry and non-industry conferences on cell tower related issues.

He is recognized as an expert on cell tower leases and due diligence processes for tower acquisitions.


Thursday, October 3, 2013

Historical Ebook? Look At Late 1930s References

Welcome back!
I have a great reference for anyone writing an American historical novel based in the late 1930s early 1940s.

Federal Writers Project Books

The Federal Writers' Project (FWP) was a United States federal government project to fund written work and support writers during the Great Depression. It was part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a New Deal program.

Notable writers were:
  • Conrad Aiken
  • Nelson Algren
  • William Attaway
  • Saul Bellow
  • Max Bodenheim
  • John Cheever
  • Loren Eiseley
  • Ralph Ellison
  • Vardis Fisher
  • Irving Fiske (Then Fishman)
  • Fountain Hughes
  • Zora Neale Hurston
  • Eliot Elisofon
  • Weldon Kees
  • Claude McKay
  • Harry Partch
  • Kenneth Patchen
  • John Steinbeck
  • May Swenson
  • Studs Terkel
  • Jim Thompson
  • Richard Wright
  • Frank Yerby
  • Margaret Walker
  • Dorothy West
  • Anzia Yezierska
  • Arnold S. Eagle

Where can I find the books?

I found a big list - every state is represented!
DigitalBookIndex - Federal Writers' Project : Mostly Traveled.

Be sure to tell me what you think... did you use any of the material for your book?
(Hint: This is a great way to let people know you are writing a book -- or published one waiting for readers!)

Kateri